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Approximately 9,300 bottles are sold daily in Scotland, followed by vodka at 7,460 bottles, whisky at 6,700 bottles and rum at 4,780 bottles.

Elsewhere in the UK, whisky continues to outsell other spirits, and is the top choice for shoppers in the north-west of England and the Midlands.

“Our latest sales data has shown a resurgence in the popularity of gin, with more than 9,300 bottles sold in Aldi every day across Scotland,” said group buying director Graham Nicolson.

“We've invested heavily in our range of gins from Scotland and recently held our first in-store Scottish Gin Festival to give even more distilleries the chance to showcase their products to our shoppers.

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“The popularity of gin shows no signs of slowing down, with a 'ginaissance' well and truly underway. In spite of this, whisky remain a firm favourite and rightly so, with customers consistently enjoying our award-winning range of Scotch.”

Aldi is the UK's fifth-largest supermarket with more than 700 stores and a 6.9 per cent share of the market. It will open more than 70 stores in 2017, and expects to be operating more than 1,000 stores by 2022.